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Alperen Sengun

Houston Rockets
Number #28
Position F-C
Age 24
Height 6-11
Weight 243LBS
Draft 2021 R1 Pick 16
Nationality Turkey
Born Jul 25, 2002
College / Team Besiktas

Key Insights

2025-26
Something goes wrong when he and Dorian Finney-Smith share the floor
Dorian Finney-Smith

Houston Rockets are 27.2 points per 100 possessions worse with him and Dorian Finney-Smith on the floor together than when that pair sits.

-21.2 net rating together vs +6.0 apart, over 200 shared minutes. 99th percentile of 1864 qualifying duos, 2025 (both players rotation regulars).
Kevin Durant beside him changes where he shoots from
Kevin Durant

He takes more of his shots at the rim when Kevin Durant is beside him: 50% of his attempts, against 42% otherwise.

7.6 points of shot mix over 775 attempts together and 352 apart. 84th percentile of 4366 qualifying teammate pairs league-wide, 2025.
This is the group that wins him minutes

With Josh Okogie, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson and Kevin Durant alongside him, that five outscores opponents by 12.7 points per 100 possessions.

123.7 offensive rating, 111.0 defensive, over 372 minutes, paint pressure and second chance. 91st percentile of 237 qualifying five-man units, 2025.
His teammates tend to play worse when he is on the floor

His teammates play worse with him on the floor: the median one of the 11 who qualify is 9.8 points per 100 possessions worse beside him than without him.

1 of 11 qualifying teammates are better with him. 79th percentile of 5032 teammate splits around one player, 2025.
He turns into a much bigger scorer when Aaron Holiday plays
Aaron Holiday

He scores 26.6 points per 75 possessions next to Aaron Holiday, against 21.7 without him.

820 possessions together, 4048 apart. 90th percentile of 4366 scoring-rate shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
He stops setting up teammates when Steven Adams runs the offence
Steven Adams

He hands out 5.2 assists per 75 possessions next to Steven Adams, against 7.1 without him.

648 possessions together, 4220 apart. 95th percentile of 4366 assist-rate shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Jul 25, 2002
Birth Country Turkey
Draft 2021 (R1 / P16)
College Besiktas